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blastomere
Undifferentiated cells produced during the zygote cleavage which carries its genetic information in its nucleus.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Cell biology
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Variants
Synonym
blastomere cell
Formal
embryonic cell
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

blastómera

Valenciano

blastòmer
blastòmera
Associated concepts
Type of
embryonic cell
Examples
The cleavage stage, occurring during the initial 3 days of development, involves the embryo comprising 2 to 8 distinct cells, referred to as blastomeres.
A decrease in REDOX ratio was observed in aneuploid reversine-treated embryos and blastomeres, a result of lower flavins and higher NADPH relative abundance.
Collocations
WITH NOUNS
blastomere division | fusion | asymmetry || ploidy | mosaicism | fragmentation || biopsy | removal | washing || size | percentage | regularity
WITH VERBS
divide | move | display | form | contribute | produce || examine | analyze | classify | select || eliminate | exclude blastomeres
WITH ADJECTIVES
symmetrical | unequal-sized | multinucleated | euploid | abnormal | adequate-sized | compacted blastomeres